Tag: #Zelensky
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Russia-Ukraine talks make some progress on corridors
KYIV: A third round of talks between delegations from Russia and Ukraine ended on Monday with Kyiv citing a small amount of progress on opening humanitarian corridors. “We have achieved some small positive results concerning the logistics of humanitarian corridors,” Kyiv’s presidential advisor Mikhailo Podolyak tweeted after the talks ended in Belarus. He said “intensive”…
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EU eyes more sanctions, NATO wary of extending more support
BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) will step up sanctions against Russia, foreign ministers gathered in Brussels said on Friday, but they resisted Kyiv’s calls for military action that would risk dragging the NATO military alliance into the war. In Brussels for talks with NATO and EU peers, the bloc’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said that…
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RT reachibility restricted amid Russia-Ukraine conflict
NEW YORK: Russia Today (RT), the Russian backed media outlet infamous for promoting Vladimir Putin’s agendas, has seen its influence significantly diminish in recent days as cable carriers and social media companies have taken swift measures to block its reach. The actions taken by television providers and technology companies against RT have dealt one of…
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China suggests peace talks between Russia and Ukraine
NEW YORK: Permanent representative of China to United Nations (UN) Zhang Jun weighed in on how he believed tensions between the two former Soviet Republic could be eased. Moscow and Keiv’s top officials must sit down at the negotiating table to establish a path to de-escalating aggression, one of Beijing’s top diplomats has said, as…
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Pak embassy in Ukraine to evacuate remaining Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s embassy in Ukraine is making all possible efforts to evacuate remaining Pakistani nationals at the earliest. In a statement, the embassy stated that most Pakistanis, on its advice, have already left Ukraine. The mission has also established different focal points for facilitation and evacuation of Pakistani citizens from Ukraine. It is providing accomodation…
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Russian delegation ready for talks with Ukraine in Belarus
MOSCOW: A Russian delegation has arrived in Belarus for talks in Ukraine, a Kremlin spokesperson was quoted by the Ifax news agency as saying on Sunday, the first negotiation since Russia started its invasion on February 24. Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the Russian delegation included officials from the foerign and defence ministries and President Putin’s…